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5 Recent Babylon Bee Headlines That Were Surprisingly Believable
PJ Media ^ | 01/12/2022 | Matt Margolis

Posted on 01/12/2022 9:43:49 PM PST by SeekAndFind

The Babylon Bee is easily the best source of satire on the internet. On a daily basis, I see several Babylon Bee headlines in my social media feeds that make me laugh out loud.

Yet some of the more brilliant stories from The Bee are ones that don’t so much make you laugh out loud but the ones that seem like they could be straight news articles. Here are five headlines from this year that were surprisingly (or not surprisingly) believable.

CDC Recommends Being Fully Vaccinated And Also Getting COVID For Strongest Immunity

Seriously, even the liberal media is calling out the CDC for its mixed messages and lack of credibility; is this headline so far out of the realm of possibility?

MyPillow Holds Annual Jan 6 Blowout Sale

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has been one of Trump’s strongest supporters and has used his considerable resources to highlight allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Quite frankly, he should have had a special sale on Jan. 6.

9/11 Memorial To Be Replaced With ‘More Important’ Jan 6 Memorial

Admit it, you thought this was real. And why not? Comparing the Capitol riot to 9/11, Pearl Harbor, or the Civil War is the new Democratic Party national pastime. While the rest of the country has moved on, Democrats in Congress have been obsessing over Jan. 6 for over a year now, and if we go another year without some memorial being planned, I’d be shocked.

10 Reasons Remote Learning Is So Much Better For Children

Ask any parent and they’ll tell you that remote learning sucks. But teachers and school boards across the country seem to still be afraid of COVID,

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: babylonbee; bloggers; chat; headlines; satire

1 posted on 01/12/2022 9:43:49 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s not satire.


2 posted on 01/12/2022 9:47:09 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: SeekAndFind
I'm 70 years old. The America I remember has changed so much that any headline, regardless how preposterous, is believable.
3 posted on 01/13/2022 5:21:58 AM PST by LouAvul (Farewell America. We barely knew you. )
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m old enough to remember when The Babylon Bee was satire!


4 posted on 01/13/2022 5:42:04 AM PST by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: SeekAndFind

Life imitates art.


5 posted on 01/13/2022 1:27:46 PM PST by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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